Jean Shannon joined us as a resident a couple of months ago and has found the transition easier through her passion for gardening. “It’s very friendly and nice here, I couldn’t ask for much better. The amount of friends I’ve made in such a short time is astounding. Everyone is so welcoming,” Jean said. Jean admits the transition of leaving your home and moving into an aged care facility took quite a while to get used to however she said Benevolent made that process easy for h

Our fellow Benevolent resident and lifelong board member, Ian Power has led a life with many memorable moments. Originally starting out as Benevolent’s Auditor in 1985, Ian has had a lifelong connection with us – he even grew up just down the road! After many years of auditing, Ian decided to join the official board of Benevolent in 2001 and spent 10 years working along side us before being honoured as a lifelong member in 2011. In 2016 Ian resigned from the board and became

“In the year 1963, we as a family moved from Brisbane to the fair city of Rockhampton. There was my wife and myself and our two lovely little daughters aged 4 and ½ years and 14 months respectfully. We soon settled in and found work. As was our custom we became involved in church activities and enjoyed our new environment. We also became involved in visiting the Benevolent Home each Sunday afternoon and conducted a church service with residents who chose to come along. The ol

Meet Dot Com! Dorothy Comollatti aka ‘Dot Com’ has been a part of the Benevolent Family for 14 years, but she has been a part of our history for much longer than that. Dot was actually born here 94 years ago, when there was a hospital on this land. Dot is one of our most colourful residents and is known as our Artist in Residence. Dorothy grew up in Comet and has always has a passion for art but never really got into it until she moved into Benevolent. “I always used to mess